Phrasal RACE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

turn on:

start by turning a handle or switch. "It's cold in here. I'm going to turn the heater on"

work out:

exercise to build muscles, body tone, etc. "Instead of eating lunch on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Sheila goes to the recreation center to work out."

write down:

record something in writing. "Could you tell me your e-mail address again? I want to write it down."

turn up:

appear unexpectedly. "We were all surprised when Pam turned up at the party. We didn't even know she was in town."

turn off:

stop by turning a handle or switch. "I'm cold. Do you mind if I turn the air conditioner off?"

turn in:

give, deliver, submit to someone. "I've written my report, but I haven't turned it in."

turn down:

decrease the volume. "Your music is giving me a headache! Please turn it down or use your headphones!"

turn around:

move so that you are facing the opposite direction. "Everyone turned around and stared when I entered the meeting late."

try out:

use a machine briefly to determine how well it works. "I really like the way this car looks. May I try it out?"

take off:

remove something you're wearing. "Please take your hat off when you go inside a building."

take care of:

provide care for; watch one's health. "You've been working too hard lately. You'd better take care of yourself!"

take after:

resemble; favor (in appearance). "Both my sister and I take after our father."

stand for:

represent. "These letters seem to be an abbreviation. Do you know what they stand for?"

show up:

arrive; appear. "The boss was very upset when you didn't show up for the meeting. What happened?"

stand out:

be noticeably better than other similar people or things. "Good job, Ann! Your work really stands out!"

run out of:

use the last of. "On the way home from work, Art ran out of gas."

run into:

meet by chance. "Yesterday at the supermarket, Jan ran into her former roommate. Before yesterday, they hadn't seen each other for nearly five years."

put up with:

tolerate. "It's really important to come to work on time. The boss won't put up with tardiness."

put on:

begin to wear. "It's a little bit chilly outside. You'd better put a sweater on."

put off:

postpone; delay; avoid. "I can't put this work off any longer. If I don't do it soon, it'll be impossible to finish it in time."

pull over:

drive a vehicle to the side of the rode. "When the policeman indicated that I should pull over, I knew he was going to give me a ticket."

pick up:

lift; take up. "Those books don't belong on the floor. Will you help me pick them up?"

pick out:

choose; select. "Billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself."

pass out:

faint; lose consciousness. "When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out."

pass away:

die. "I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away."

mix up:

cause to become confused. "I didn't complete the assignment because I didn't know how. The directions mixed me up

make up:

invent imaginary information. "Judy's story is hard to believe. I'm sure she made it up."

make fun of:

make jokes about. "I agree that Bob looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings."

look up:

find something in a reference work. "I'm sorry, but I don't know what that word means. I'll have to look it up."

look into:

investigate, get more details about something. "Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about it. Shall I look into it?"

look forward to:

anticipate pleasantly; think about a pleasant thing before it hap- pens "I'm really looking forward to vacation. I can't wait for it to begin!"

let down:

disappoint. "I know I let you down when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry."

leave out:

forget; omit. "Oh, no! When I made the list of those who attended the meeting, I left your name out!"

knock out:

make unconscious. "That medicine really knocked me out. I slept for 14 hours straight!"

keep on:

continue. "I'm not ready to stop yet. I think I'll keep on working for a while."

hold up:

delay. "I'm sorry I'm late. There was an accident on the freeway and traffic held me up."

hang up:

end a phone conversation by replacing the receiver. "I'd like to talk longer, but I'd better hang up. My sister needs to make a call."

hand out:

distribute. "Why don't you have a course description and list of assignments? The teacher handed them out on the first day of class."

hand in:

submit homework, an assignment, etc. "You'd better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning!"

give up:

stop doing something (usually a habit). "He knows smoking isn't good for his health, but he can't give it up."

get rid of:

dispose of; give away or throw away. "That shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?"

get by:

survive, financially, in a difficult situation. "It's going to be hard to pay the rent now that you've lost your job, but somehow we'll get by."

get along:

have a friendly relationship with; be friendly. "Why can't you and your sister get along? Everyone else gets along with her just fine!"

find out:

learn, get information. "I'm sorry that you didn't know the meeting had been canceled. I didn't find out myself until just a few minutes ago."

fill out:

complete a form by adding required information. "Of course I completed my application! I filled it out and mailed it over three weeks ago!"

fill in:

add information to a form. "The office needs to know your home address and phone number. Could you fill them in on this form?"

eat out:

have a meal in a restaurant. "I'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?"

do over:

do something again. "Oh, no! I forgot to save my report before I turned the computer off! Now I'll have to do it over!"

cut back:

use less of something. "You drink too much coffee. You should cut back."

count on:

depend on; trust that something will happen or that someone will do as expected. "I'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I know I won't hear the alarm."

come down with:

become ill with. "George won't be at the office today. He came down with the flu over the weekend."

come across:

find unexpectedly. "I've lost my extra car keys. If you come across them while you're cleaning the room, please put them in a safe place."

check out:

follow procedures for leaving a hotel, etc. "Don't forget to take your room key to the front desk when you check out.

catch up with:

stop being behind. "Terry stopped to rest for a few minutes. He'll catch up with us later."

care for:

take care of; supply care to; attend, watch. "Amy's father got out of the hospital last week. The family is caring for him at home."

calm down:

become calm, less agitated or upset. "Why are you so upset? Suzie didn't intend to spill orange juice on you. Calm down!"

call off:

cancel something that has been scheduled. "We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow."

blow up:

explode; destroy by exploding. A: "That old building really came down quickly!" B: "That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up"

back off:

not follow a threat. "Tom was ready to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said I'd pay for the damages."

add up:

find the total. "What's the total of those bills? Could you add them up and see?"

act up:

misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines). "The babysitter had a difficult time. The children acted up all evening."

burn up:

cause someone to become very angry. "Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up!"

bring up:

raise; rear. "Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up."

break up:

end a personal relationship. "I'm sorry to hear that their marriage broke up. I'm sure the divorce will be difficult for the children."

break in:

enter by using force and breaking a lock, window, etc. "Jane's apartment was burglarized last night. Someone broke in while Jane was at the movies."

break down:

stop working or functioning. "Sharon will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway."